Meeting - Kaigo

Japanese: 会合 - かいごう

〘noun〙① A gathering of people for consultation, discussion, etc. Such a gathering. A gathering. A meeting. ※Chuu-u-ki - April 5, 1095 (Kaho 2) "Today is the site of the Kamo Imperial Celebration. The various officials are organizing _a _meeting at _{the Yomei} Gate, and _{I have already informed them.} _" _[ Cao Zhi - 7th Elegy] ② To come together as one. To blend into one. To intersect. Also, a chance encounter. ※Shogaku Yomiuri Shimbun (1873)〈Tanaka Yoshikazu〉4 "When two or more lines meet, an angle is formed where they meet." ③ To copulate. Sexual intercourse. Copulation. Meeting. ※Kokin Chomonshu (1254) 11 "There are various places where they have met together." ④ The phenomenon in which two or more molecules or ions of the same kind become a single bond unit without relying on normal chemical bonds. ⑤ The time when a planet is in the same direction as the Sun as seen from Earth, i.e., when the ecliptic longitudes of the Sun and the planet are aligned. Also, the state in which this occurs. Conjunction . → Opposition

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 相談、討議などのために人が集まること。その集まり。集合。寄り合い。※中右記‐嘉保二年（1095）四月五日「今日賀茂行幸点地也。仍諸司等相催、於_二陽明門下_一可_二会合_一由、先所_二下知_一也」〔曹植‐七・哀詩〕② 一つに寄り合うこと。一つに合わせること。交わること。また、めぐりあわせ。※小学読本（1873）〈田中義廉〉四「二線以上の、互ひに会合するとき、相合ふ処に角度をなす」③ 交合すること。性交。交接。会交。※古今著聞集（1254）一一「ま男して会合したる所などさまざまにかきて」④ 二個以上の同種の分子またはイオンが、通常の化学結合によらないで、一つの結合単位となる現象。⑤ ある惑星が、地球から見て太陽と同方向にある、すなわち、太陽と惑星の黄経が一致する時刻。また、そうなった状態。合(ごう)。→衝(しょう)

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